Read about the Mayflower voyage firshand hereClick here for a good video documentary on the PilgrimsAnne Bradstreet poemClick on the drawing below to go to a detailed site about the Pilgrims, the Mayflower and the Natives in Massachusetts: Squanto Biography
Click on the picture below to learn more about the Mayflower Compact!
The "Forefathers" monument- The founding principles of our nation.
Disagreement in the Massachusetts Bay led to the foundation of other colonies
Click on the photo below of the Puritan woman to read about the famous Puritan, Anne Hutchinson
After you finish reading about Anne Hutchinson, answer the questions below:
Why was she considered a threat to the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
How did the Puritan religious leaders ultimately handle the situation?
What eventually happened to Anne Hutchinson?
After you have answered the above questions, click on the link below to read a poem by another
Puritan named Anne Bradstreet: Anne Bradstreet. On the same sheet that you answered the above
questions, now answer these about Anne Bradstreet.
What can you learn about Puritan society based on the description at the beginning about
Anne Bradstreet's life?
What did we learn before that was unusual about the Pilgrims/Puritans and their views on education?
What cultural values did Puritans expect from women?
Click on this link to visit the modern day Salem Witch Trial Museum. Look around and write down 5 new things that you found interesting. Salem Massachusetts
Bacon's Castle in southern Virginia! This is one of the oldest houses still standing in the United States.
Circa 1665
The kitchen hearth at Bacon's Castle.
Go to this link Bacon's Rebellion
and to this one Bacon's Castle part II
After you are done looking at the pictures and links above, please write a paragraph describing what "Bacon's Rebellion" was and include some details about the house now known as "Bacon's Castle".
The indigo plant:
Read about the history of indigo dye here
William Penn and the "Society of Friends"
The original 13 Colonies. Look closely at Massachusetts.
Also think about where Jamestown and Plymouth would be on this map.
See the map below to see typical routes for the "Triangle Trade" then click on the map for more info!
Click on the picture below to learn more about the Mayflower Compact!
Go here for a fun trivia game about the Mayflower:Mayflower triviaCharlie Brown and the Peanuts on the Mayflower
The "Forefathers" monument- The founding principles of our nation.
Click on the photo below of the Puritan woman to read about the famous Puritan, Anne Hutchinson
After you finish reading about Anne Hutchinson, answer the questions below:
After you have answered the above questions, click on the link below to read a poem by another
Puritan named Anne Bradstreet: Anne Bradstreet. On the same sheet that you answered the above
questions, now answer these about Anne Bradstreet.
- What can you learn about Puritan society based on the description at the beginning about
Anne Bradstreet's life?Click on this link to visit the modern day Salem Witch Trial Museum. Look around and write down 5 new things that you found interesting.
Salem Massachusetts
Bacon's Castle in southern Virginia! This is one of the oldest houses still standing in the United States.
Circa 1665
The kitchen hearth at Bacon's Castle.
Go to this link Bacon's Rebellion
and to this one Bacon's Castle part II
After you are done looking at the pictures and links above, please write a paragraph describing what "Bacon's Rebellion" was and include some details about the house now known as "Bacon's Castle".
The indigo plant:
Read about the history of indigo dye here
William Penn and the "Society of Friends"
The original 13 Colonies. Look closely at Massachusetts.
Also think about where Jamestown and Plymouth would be on this map.
See the map below to see typical routes for the "Triangle Trade" then click on the map for more info!
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